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ON the contrary. they wore nearly all better

On the contrary. they were nearly all better
looking than the men. Judged from an Ameri,
can standpoint, and many were very pretty
ssad Sns me le TSef
cumpiexions were not as dark as the average
skins as clear and fresh and WHOLESOME WIZ, look.
ing MS any American belle could wish for. "
Seai t Of pains With t6cir persons and toilets,
Each had her black hair copbed smooth and
IA, upon her head !, and licked VIII fancy combs
iioS S sleeves and as they clam ered over ths
sT nss Gre w
drawers. wrapped around their ankles, their
sSs s sna S1 tSsS
f f6srs Esrs Sso ossSo Sa$I a Tie ps4sy and
looked exactly like the Chinese dolls one sees
IN p Better ys they were aaWsh s
the men In tho audience sat as stoiidy and I'm
ana MpFhod and behsysd Il a., a n%anner alto e;
and sB9ol he. fngef at him.in 2 manner that
oI esss e ones The
81 hsTGmsn e Mr. ssnsKss. but i hs ir9Mnsd
your ass Reputable women do not at
teTpb SS nav .9S Wspe RIGHT a,onS new character
who S Srssen Gs R h " Was man min brown
suit Who came forward with a smirk and a
smile such as would hayo done credit to Char
mobile features gave eloaucpce to his changes
OF ,eountenance. his gestures were graceful.
and indeed his very presence suggested , me
with apparently little sxneEtspec pr gsnimsk
oh. no" said he. " he u villain The The p99 a
S h {, NJ ps 4 Ts ssekn s Rs
put on the noses Of bad men In our plays, so
how kindly they may seem to be behaving the
andieEc.s, knows that they are not 10 DO
'' WhiIe the butcher was singing that he was
behind tho table. and when this had been done
the BUTCHER said he must go and open his
then suddenly discovering. the table ,said;
his head end made believe knock on an Mt imagi,
put tim palas Of his hands together, and
said dr. sang Kee. This done. the butcher sat
hero we kcd into the store. The hero told the
butcher all that the fairy had promised for him.
and NO, sooner had tho young man sone away
Of black paint and painted great lozenge;like
WY he did this | forgot to inquire, but Il
sequel showed. The hero came in with his
her. while she lectured and counselled him in
ehanted soi Hn0 she sas Ike bioeR q wood
aud delivered herself entirely through her
nose. Presently her son led her out and then
Hons face The average American schoolboy
OF 10 years OF age would better simulate aston
ishment and delight than he did. though he
emotions. And he was quito as talented an
actor as ton Of tho dozon in the troupe.
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Arc most umplrcS Ola Dall pibyerS!
Yes, think they are. There are a good
number however, who never hit a ball In their
lives. It Is not necessary to doing. good work
as an umpire that man should have played
ball. II man knows the points OF the game
and understands tho rules there is no reason
why be should not make good umpire, II he
has the other qualifications spoke Of. As far
MS I am concerned, am graduate OF the
field; by that do not moan that was a pro.
fessional player. 1t is not often that the old
players who have become umpires were the
best players used to play q good deal and
had fair reputation as a player in this part
of the town. They got me 70 umpire few
games for them here and in New Jersey. and I
suppose must have made q hit for soon had
considerable business In that line. and was
lately made regular umpire.
An umpire has got to BIO tho tyraht OF tho
field. He must permit no back talk. The base
bali associations recognizs that this is essen
tinl to the success of the game, and they
give the umpire final discretion in-the matter
OF imposing fines for all kinds Of misconduct
on the field. but there is nevertheless NO little
trouble occasionally arising from the IN
willingness OF players and managers to sub.
NIT to tho rulings. The worst trouble OF all
comes from the managers. There are some
players with silyery tongues who GAN Just turn
their manager right over. Twill illustrate with
a case that Is most common. Some players
can't bat q ball, and they try TO keep up. q
reputation by blufflng. Suppose call strike
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Lightning Freaks.

Lightning not only burned the houss OF Joseph Wilcox
stock.
john Lampert aud his dog were killed by lightning
while tending sheep on the ranch Of Dr. weeh at Gree
Lightning struck the powder mill streator nj and
around
Apltch.or% esrriaa oveF the ;hoalasr q William Gas
drew the lightning and cost him his lie,
william Bowen snl fis ;,s si,erinaw Nv, Eentse Nc
Tex, while taking retugs under a large pine tree.
Heavy rain Pr. ont the fire eaased ~ lightning TIA.
the lightning had already Glst two horses and
Tho entire family of Meredith Aepsen OF Pickcns
county g. e. - ~ aab n, While ann ar en hc
aa% ssa. '0n'''ea OF Mr. AsA'' his VIE anu '''f chill
Lightning stunned the stallion Red Jacket belonging
doeIe as a lamb ever slice No known to ride
him before
lightning tore ont the casing and blinds Of wndow
tbs door but neithsr OF tho birds in the
was injured
Team sdorded shelter in ifofm TO nine negroes WnS
had lHss buried friend Lightning aiEuek ihe tree and
While Charley Spencer OF Milwaukee was nshlns
Lshtntns struck hhn1 tore the clothes eompsts5
two as II the ioo had been done with knife.
Lightning tore oqt the whole side OF the Widow Jones
house At sorth SCION O. and revealed the widow With
terror, None of them was injured. however,
When Lightning struck the New England House At
'Sel o Ssoana ses s2A s Sa
for a tune handsome necklace of blue naIne.
When IlghtpIng struck the barn Of Jane. smith u
oil the animals dropped dead While SaaitS wa. snirsiy
Ish,niAs tore large oak tree he premises q
veg hysiT.
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IT mover heard OF such case. Not the
slightest approach was ever made to me.
never take a present. so they cannot accuse
me OF selling out. An umpire is forbidden to
bet or express On opinion. Who is going to
win to-day 2 have often been asked: am
sorry, my friend, but / don't know and cannot
tell You; is my inyariable reply 10 such cues
ton. The gnmo OF base ball Ia on rs high
plane OF honesty IA any sport In America In
the past there have been CHARGES, you know.
doubt II such charges were ever really just!-
fed by the facts. And while There may have
not believe that there have been officials who
were Intentionally dishonest: An umpire who
it.is right. would never be such q fool Us not
to see that honesty is The best policy for HIN In
seats at every game It would be- impossible for
an umpire to play tricks with his decisions for
very long. and be would see that to keep his
forming his official duties But l am con-
WINGED that the professional umpires OF to-day
taken when it.thinks otherwise
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II should say IT was. When get through q
thnk e. ra rs Of hs
stantly on my feet, varied with an occasional
the close attention have had to give, to the
play. Two heard 1t said many a time that the
man who sits in his chair all day and thinks or
writes does more firing work than the man who
believe that's so. Tor the strain Of Watching a
sfRss
nman feel Like taking good long rest after It.
don't Tor aa 70 sosss ss
nS5n en Fl ss the umpre
sh1HS s st to yss mskss IN
crowd against the umpire"
"Xho Y the best umpire n the field today
cisions. You can't tell what an umpire is worth
s%pe ssms via mo
sae nsh q Of oso pay
MAIDS n dsa Sau rsh depend that he
mot bsSa, 81 Eli
and quinn lis snn ssad
* t6e sSa h%
brick at 3 Cincinnati and Louisville game in
1884. On that occasion the police had to escort
year Mutrie was managing the Metropolitans.
and in game at Louisville gave decicion
he saw q dozen pistols drawn on me from the
grand stand. Mutrie. II remember right, got
back to the hotel before the seventh inning.
The game had to be interrupted long enough
to enable tho police to put the rufflans out. 1t
Is cheerful to think what might have happened
the fellows stayed at tho game. There were
over 5000 persons present at that game. They
But there is one littlo element OF danger in
umpiring that must be apparent to everybody.
that Of getting bit by the ball; Intent as the
as It passes the plate. it is not easy for
him to attend also In all cases to where It goes
do a deal Of hopping and lodging. Foul tips
when the, catcher is close behind the bat are
the most dangerous"
AFRO umrdres ever approached with offers OF
money to give partial decisions-?"
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amount Of the nnes vary at the umgire's dis:
notify the Secretary OF the association within
e eonSs out q u s e ssa os
can R BE- notiiy him every ,,o tn met, .,,,w
spectators and various sums OF money from
the aesot !ations that employ then. In The In
ternational League tho umpire gcts $3.50 q
hotel r b r. and The e In Gat tho
American League and the National League he
Gets 5000 month and has his expenses paid
can lax by nearly the whole Of his month's
n wqps o ssss h, him snS Se % Ss ors S Se
can work ut something else. In tho Eastern
League nan gets q gnme and pays hls eS.
pens;ss When mn club h Is IN stranFes city the
hotel with the players and he is not subject to
the rules about getting In at ~ certain hour Of
the sse DC
,erye hoas n 81 e6arss s0G snress voS
saeR from ea ns assrsd as eon
eratlons OF friendship or enmity whom a gamo
Is in progress and oven II man can do so It
ssy ISo Charge sns
itism or the reverse. When call play friend
ship ceases. An umpire has no friends during
best okun as heartiessty as against any othor
player. Ho didn't mind. He knew twas my
business. aud he only liked me the. better for
Quinn. warmly. as II he were one OF the noihs.
chpds defended on my, giving a decision
knew to be wrong wouldn't do It.. Bali play
pasttmc of a summer. It Is business. and
must go at their work on business principles.
game and think Is she only sale
Is the work fatiguinG%
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OFFENSIVE NEWTO,Ey CREEK.
A Nose-hArdenea Braheniau Accidentally
Makes n Discovery.

A ose-hArdeuea Brah eInau Accidentally
Makes n Discovery.
The quail have begun whistling In the
hedges on Long Island, and summer travel Is
at It's height. Hotels and boarding houses as
far out as Easthampton are crowded. and tho
regular trains are frequently unable to carry
the vast number OF trunks checked for tho
beaches. The odor factories along the New
town Creek have resumed operations. too,
with all their old-time vizor. and are ably
backed by several dredging machines, that arc
apparently digging new saannels for the ne-
farious stream. Travellers who encounter tho
combined effect for the, first time receive q
distinct shock Of surprise and disgust. and
hold their noses at the critical points. II is
not an unusual thing 20 see whole ear load
OF passengers holding their noees, or with their
heads buried in their handkorchiefs In ap-
parent grief as tho train approaches the ceme-
teries. Even the hardened trainmen are COM
PEELED TO dodge some OF the smells In self
"That's how found out" said q brakeman
yesterday. that spezking through YOUR nose
Is when you don't speak through your nose.
Taxing Arm grasp of the offended member
he yelled out the name OF the next station,
Fresh Pond" with a genuine down East
twapg that left no doubt as to the correctness
OF his discovery.
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Rich In Years.

William Williamson died July l, at Bethel Ne.
aged l0i YEAR,.
When John DoWney died recently In East Toledo Ohio
he was lOS years OF age
At tho Harlem Police Court Z woman was recently
brought mp for drunkenness who Is it2 years OF
Mrs. Noah Raby OF PlanAeld y. j. s,il Supports her
self by work although shs believed TO be Is years Of
age,
Probably the Oldest IN the State OF Tennessee 10
Henry Ciegy CT Aeiys county who Is 100 ysaEs OF age
and still la the beat vt health.
One OF the Interesting ladies Of Cambridge Mass
Is MIRA Charles Bradford. who Is ~ years old She IL
still great lover of music and performs beautifully
tue piano,
John j, Wbipple OF Rockland. No. 100 year, Old
June III and attributes bA good health and great
longevity 10 always eating and drinking according
inclination.
Aunt Rachel rutherford Of summit Mo- Is Of years Of
age and hla 81 ErapichlreD and te6 greatRrandchlL
dr,n sho Is an inyeterats SMOKER, and q wreath Vt
smoke always encireies her head
An Betsy Fairfield Of Haydeuville Mass IL I02 ysaIs
OF ago Her mother lived 20 Be - sister ga bTothSR
- aud Sn9.hsT SfSi f Lying 81 she vas rsF1Iss
UAs sA
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COMING TO MOTT STREET.
ORR CHINESE THEATRE TROUPE SEEN
IN THE FAR WEST.
A rs,ut idea or n Few Hours OF Acting in
Ono of Their Playa Fainter idea OF
the Music-yvomcn and stage Customs.

O,c Of Their PInyp-A Fainter Idea OF
the Musie-vvemcn and stage Customs.
VICTORIA, Il. c.. July 1O.-Not the least In
tsrcsting OF tho sights In this pretty tourists
resort, where tho strcots arc garlanded with
roses the year around. Is tho Chinese theatre
lust now open for series OF representations
nv n part of tho troupe that Is soon to open q
theatre in Now York city. The players aro a
mixed company headed by some professionals
from China. assisted by n few San Francisco
ami, ours and some clerks and artisans who
arc employed about town in tho daytime ana
assume subordinate parts at night. Inc
theatre Is n baro barnliko house, with q gal
lory and pit. On ono side Of tho gallery are
benches for tho women. and opposite arc pri-
yate boxes for the merchants. The men crowd
tho house at each performance and Sit %iih
their hats on smoking stoldiy and In siience
except when they bargain with the boys who
90 among them peddling candy, cigarettes,
and tobacco.
Ono central pendant OF lamps lights the
house. The stage Is low, broad platform
built against a wall In which there are en-
trance and exit doors at the Gldes for tho
actors, and between these doors On aicove for
the musicians Tho orchestra Is thus placed
on tho stage. and practically among tho actors,
for the players and the musicians have to share
a space OF about eight or ten feet IN width and
twelve In length. The musicians keep their
hats on or take them of, as they please. Ono
beats a bass drum. ono works tho cymbals. one
picks q banjo with :. head no bigger than n
aood.slzed apple, and the last one plays tho
two.stringsd fiddle. No stretch OF courtesy or
kindness could Justify o stranger In calling tho
noises they produce by the name OF music.
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the palace needed building. and that. whoever
succeeded In convincing the King that he could
do It might try, but that there would DO very
little pee in trying, since the palace was q
marvel OF artistic architecture, and no one
nowadays could hope TO. copy t. The King
forth.
or oourse, tho rest an American easily
guesses. The poor brothers saw the messen-
gor. and read lie proclamation banner. The
looking. but no doubt. very honest, adopted
brother, who saw tho King and secured tho
contract. In subsequent scene tho adopted
brother walked dozen times up and down tho
tramp, and finally came to tho ruins Of the
palace,the came old table, Of course: He
q horse ehestnptI end wished The castle r. r.;
hands upward again and again. to make II
appear. that. the palace wac rising in
tile air, and the two supes came out
and put up banter on two poles ia !, front Of
table had grown into finished palace az good
as naw. In the next scene the King rewarded
tho brothers by wedding his two young daugh-
tiers to thonI,two pretty girls Of tendeg years,
Chinatown. II not among tho Caucasians.
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What an umpire needs is good eye. good
pluck. and the ability to judge quickly without
u thought OF consequences, and you have tho
making OF as good an umpire as ever stood up
bchind tho plate. Many umpires understand
hard to do their duty there Will be less tissat-
isfaction oyer supposed errors In Judgment,
and they therefore run with the runners to
first base, and even to other points In the field:
Without considerips the temper OF the crowd.I
chance to seein close play lust how the thing
IL done that requires decision. l almost al
ways run with the batsman to first base. and
nrany time get nearly to second before the
runner or the ball from the catcher reaches the
good muscle and wind are required. The very
hardest hing for an umpire to decide is whether
player has boon touched In running to second
base on an attempt TO steal. 1t is hard enough
right and the ball reaches tho baseman
on the fly: but you may imagine the difficulty
that sometimes arises when the base runner
slides and kicks up such cloud OF dust that
the runner as well. lean soc that 1t is possible
for runner to slide beyond a base and be
touched out. and yet that the umrire should
be unable to see 1t by reason OF the dust. and
mako mo frequently incline to the opinion that
there should be two umpires to game. There
Ia some talk OF this in earnest among League
ball players. and should not wonder II by an
other season the second umpire would be In
would have to be divided 30 as to prevent any
conflict Of Judgment arising on points liable to
dispute. One umpire. for instance, should look
after all points occurring at the home plate.
and the other at other points in the field. Il
should be employed at zach game to ofdciote
alternately inning by inning.
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AT this point the Chinese merchant, Mr.. Sang
to his store. and decided to depart with him.
particularly as the play was to last until or
prehend any part of 1t without Chinese help;
After leaving the play house Mr.. Sans. kee said
that the best part OF the play was lost to me as
was not only clothed In the most beautiful lam
guage. but It conveyed the highest conceivable
lessons in morals and etiquette.
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A CLOSE DECISION.

to turn round and say What 2 and then pro-
coed 10 kick against my judgment, In that
case impose fine. Then the. player will 90
will sayi You 60 ahead, Ho won't think Of hn-
ing yol ;if he does. will pay r. That Just gives
aPremilm 70 kieksrs. for II entirely removes the
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IN THE LADIES GALLERY.

Pgures was extremely interesting. II was to
nave been expected that these women would
hot appear prepossessing-a least not more so
Staunton vindicator. [volume] (Staunton, Va.) 1860-1896, 1887-10-21
Five Crackers in Five Minutes.

Some odd things take place in saloons
which become the resort of steady custom
ers. The old chaps who gather in at
regular hours have many ways of creating
fun and amusement for themselves In q
place on Twenty-third street the other
night there were dozen ''old timers'
who were puzzling their gray heads for q
novelty One Of them offered to bet that
a companion could not eat five square
soda crackers in five consecutive minutes
without drinking to moisten his tongue
and throat. The task seemed such light
one that the bet was promptly taken. On
the third cracker the sport began. The
man who had attempted the task was
literally choking by the time he set his
teeth on the fourth cracker, cnd had not
taken more than mouthful when time
was called Meanwhile the tears were
running out of his eyes and they were
bullying out in sympathetic response to the
pain in his outlet. One man said he had
seen the trick attempted hundred times,
but never successfully. Then some one
started discussion about weiss beer, and
a bet was made that no one in the party
could drink a glass of it at a single
draught 1t is common thing to see
thirsty beer drinkers swallow glass full
of ordinary lager at one draught. Every
body thought it might be as easily done
with the weiss beer But the trial pro-
duced five ridiculous looking men holding
half empty glasses while their mouths
stood open from the effects of the gather
ing gas Weiss beer is full Of gas and can
only be drank slowly.-New York Trib-
nna
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A Creole Custom.

The creole custom of taking tiny cup of
coffee upon opening the eyes is part of their
domestic ceremonial which has taken root
and fourishes in the American community.
It is anti-malarial, repairs the waste OF the
night and enables one to be up and doing
two or three hours before breakfast with
out that vague discomfort born Of &c
empty stomach. --Earper's Bazaar.
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The Nantucket Peep Hole.

On the roof of the Nantucket primitive
houses, about half way between the front
door and the rear of the house, is small
compartment about the size of ships
hatch, known as the lookout" In Nan
tucket's palmy days in the whaling in
dustry, the industrious inhabitants would
thrust their bodies out of this opening and
search the seas with a spy glass for a ship
returning with good cargo of oil. But
since the decline in this business it is not
used except when the native may possibly
wish to look out to view the summer resi-
dents carrying pocket books resembling
small whales in their plethora.-Co
Philadelphia Press.
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Not Much.

She said not much beside the sea;
At set Of sun she sat with me.
held her hand. so soft and free,
Thrilled at its touch;
Softly I spoke and tenderly,
She said not much.
We saw the pillows come and flee;
Oh, tremulous heart and throbbing sea.
How near alike they seemed to me!
Upon the sands bent my knee:
t'Oh, wilt thou not my true wife be?''
She said, mot much"
-Uakno1on Exchange.
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pnetrg*
Falling Leaves.

Do YOU hear the sad, sweet music,
Which, like some Eohan strain
Struck by warm winds unseen fingers,
Comes and goes, and comes again I?
Ills the plaintive voice of Nature,
Singing softly while she grieves.
List! its the funeral march OF Summer,
IT'S the dirge of falling leaves.
Thus is the mournful, whispered cadence
Borne through the air on fall; leaves;
Thus Nature. like sorrowing mother,
Sits by her sorrowing child and grleVes.
And my heart has caught the echo,
Beating time to the refrain.
Dying, dying, thus around me!
Is there aught Death cannot claim ?
Arouse, my heart BIT brave and arrest!
Throw off the chill chain of despond!
Have you not heard the glorious promise
OF birth and life beyond?
Though the leaves shall fall and wither.
They will surely come again;
Though death claim you for season,
Life immortal waits you then.
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+ COMMISSIONERS SALE OF REAL ESTATE

By virtue Of decree Of the, Circuit Court of
Augusta County, at its MAY Term, 1887, in the
chancery cause of Johns Admir- VS.; Johns Admir-
u AIS, the undersigned Commissioners will offer for
sale, at public auction in front of the Courthouse,
in the City OF Staunton on
Monday, October 24th. 1887,
(Court-Day),
tract of land lying in Augusta
County, on the west side of Middle A ;sM u
River, containing about one Hun 4st.%YSSssa-l1
dred Acres, more or less, and being kM iffa MMgaM
the same tract which was conveyed sS5lr1.E54S
by Jacob Perry and wife to Rebecca Jonns
TERMS Cash in hand sufficient to pay
costs of suit a1d sale, and the balance in
three equal instruments at one, two and three
years respectively from day of sale, with interest
from that day; for which deferred instaments the
purchaser will be required TO execute bonds with
approved personal security. and the title will be
withheld as ultimate security.
CHARLES CURRY,
A. G.. GURDUN,
Commissioners.
j. N. Ryan, Clerk of the Circuit Conrt of EAU
gusta County, do certify that A Gordon, one OF
the Commissioners appointed in the foregoing
cause, has duly executed the bond required accord
ing to law. Given under my hand this 18th day of
August, 1887. j. N, RYAN Clerk,
Sep3c4t